The angora goat is a goat from the Angora region in Asia Minor, near present-day Ankara. A goat is an animal in the genus Capra, which consists of nine species: the Ibex, the West Caucasian Tur, the East Caucasian Tur, the Markhor, and the Wild Goat. ... Angora was the name of the city of Ankara in Turkey prior to 1930. ... Anatolia (Greek: ανατολη anatole, rising of the sun or East; compare Orient and Levant, by popular etymology Turkish Anadolu to ana mother and dolu filled), also called by the Latin name of Asia Minor, is a region of Southwest Asia which corresponds today to the Asian portion of Turkey. ... Ankara from the Atakule Tower, looking N-NE Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the countrys second largest city after Istanbul. ...

Sheared Angora goats

It is first mentioned in the time of Moses, roughly 1500 B.C. The first angora goats were brought to Europe by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, about 1554, but, like later imports, were not very successful. Shorn Angora goats. ... Shorn Angora goats. ... Charles V Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain Charles V (Spanish: Carlos V) (24 February 1500–21 September 1558) was effectively (the first) King of Spain from 1516 to 1556 (in principle, he was from 1516 king of Aragon and from 1516 guardian of his insane mother, queen of... Events February 12 - After claiming the throne of England the previous year, Lady Jane Grey is beheaded for treason alongside her husband. ...

The fleece taken from an angora goat is called mohair. A single goat produces between five and eight kilograms of hair per year. This article is about wool, the fiber. ... Mohair is a silk-like fabric made from the hair of the Angora goat. ... The international prototype, made of platinum-iridium, which is kept at the BIPM under conditions specified by the 1st CGPM in 1889. ...

Angora goats are more susceptible to external parasites (ectoparasites) than similar animals, possibly due to their long hair or to inbreeding. A parasite is an organism that lives in or on the living tissue of a host organism at the expense of that host. ... Inbreeding is breeding between close relatives. ...

For a long period of time, angora goats were bred for their white coat. In 1998 the CAGBA, Colored Angora Goat Breeders Association, was set up to promote breeding of colored angoras. Now angora goats come in white, black (deep black to greys and silver), red (the color fades signifigantly as the goat gets older), and brownish.

Angora goat at the Texas state fair

Angora goat at the Texas State Fair - Taken by Pschemp File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Angora goat at the Texas State Fair - Taken by Pschemp File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

See also

• Angora rabbit, Angora wool